Tell Tale Heart

Front

Suavity

Back

Confidence; a smoothness of manner or style.

Front

What is the main action the narrator takes towards the old man?

Back

He watches him every night for a week.

Front

What is the narrator's behavior when he is in the old man's bedroom?

Back

He loses his mind and confesses to the murder.

Front

How does the narrator treat the old man during the week leading up to the murder?

Back

He treats him with kindness and warmth.

Front

What method does the narrator use to kill the old man?

Back

He suffocates him with the blankets.

Front

What is the significance of the narrator's obsession with the old man's eye?

Back

It symbolizes the narrator's madness and irrationality.

Front

How does the narrator justify his actions?

Back

He believes he is justified in killing the old man because of his eye.

Front

What literary device is primarily used in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?

Back

Unreliable narrator; the narrator's perspective is distorted.

Front

What theme is explored through the narrator's guilt?

Back

The theme of guilt and its psychological effects.

Front

What does the heartbeat symbolize in the story?

Back

The heartbeat symbolizes the narrator's guilt and conscience.